2012 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Annata Tenuta Greppo
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Wonderfully pale colour – translucent and rusty. Certainly has the brownness of its name. Meaty aromas at first – but not like Syrah, this is more gamey and bloody. The fruit is dry and refreshing in style, with beautiful finesse thanks to high acid and tannins that are very much ready to drink. Exceedingly lengthy – a good demonstration of what true persistence offers. Not exactly perfumed on the palate, but there is certainly an array of aromas; not floral but more elemental. As pleasing and timeless as an old master. (RH)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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This is a fascinating red that evolves wonderfully with air from leather, mushroom and dusty aromas to dried flowers and plums. Medium body. Firm and lightly chewy tannins with intense acidity. Traditional, as always. Decanting recommended. Drink or hold.
This is the year dottore Franco Biondi Santi would pass away, leaving the Brunello appellation orphaned because he was its most beloved and respected paternal figure. A wine shaped very much in his memory, the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino is a stunning edition, with a tight inner core of wild fruit and natural acidity surrounded by elegant tones of blue flower, wild cherry, cured tobacco, balsam herb and camphor ash. This vintage displays a beautiful garnet color that shines in the glass followed by mid-weight concentration and an especially fresh and vibrant finish that lasts for many long minutes. This wine should be held in the cellar for at least ten more years. (LPB) 96+
Luminous bright pale red. The inviting nose offers redcurrant, sour red cherry, licorice, flint and violet aromas. Then slightly richer and riper than the flinty-floral nose suggests, with musky flavors of red fruit and sweet spices complicated by hints of loam. Closes long, musky and smooth. (ID) 92+